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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Gustav Alerts
So I’m doing a blog for my mom’s museum, the Gustav Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. I had this awesome idea to do a series of posts on a “Stickley in the blogosphere” theme, connecting to posts on personal blogs … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh
Tagged awesome, bloggers, blogging on blogging, craftsman farms, my family is crazy, my other writing, search terms, SM@CF, Stick, stickley museum
2 Comments
Dinner Conversation
Isabelle: Auntie Meg, when are you and Uncle Stick going to get married? Edit: Thanks all. You’re right, the correct response would have been something like “Look, Izzy! A magical fairy princess pony!” Tweet this!
Oligatory Election Comments
I really resented the vote-with-your-ovaries movement among Hilary supporters. A woman president would be nice, but I found the idea that women are a cohesive voting group who should all pick Hilary based on gender kind of demeaning. Not entirely … Continue reading
Posted in Massachusetts, Raleigh
Tagged China, election, expats, Facebook, lifetime, mail, my boyfriend, nerd, soapbox, Stick, twitter
21 Comments
The Amazing Value of Complete Sentences
I interviewed for a job at reading center today, and the interviewer hired me to edit her dissertation. Tweet this!
N.
Barbie just introduced me to N., a Stephen King story, about a psychiatrist and his patient, who might be saving the world or just garden-variety insane. The story is intriguing and it’s been turned into a series of short, comic … Continue reading
Southern
I arrived in Raleigh this evening, and as I was sitting at Char’s kitchen table, typing a lovely evocative post about my train journey down from New Jersey, Stick mentioned something about wanting to go eat pork rinds. Tweet this!
Wizard 101 Pictures
Yesterday the folks at King’s Isle gave me permission to post screenshots from Wizard 101. I didn’t post yesterday, because when I logged on to get some nice screens, somehow I ended up fighting trolls instead of taking pictures. Anyway! … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Game Reviews, New Jersey
Tagged beta, Game Reviews, Google, Harry Potter, King's Isle Games, kingsisle, mail, moving, new game, Stick, Wizard 101, World of WarCraft, WoW
13 Comments
Wizard 101
I was predisposed to like the new Wizard 101 game. It’s not exactly a secret that I love Harry Potter, and the game promises to be a wizard school MMOPRG. The game is adorable from the first loading screen. They’ve … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Game Reviews
Tagged beta, casual games, Game Reviews, games, General, glasses, Harry Potter, King's Isle Games, kingsisle, new game, random, Stick, teaching, wee ones, Wizard 101
28 Comments
New Jersey Ninjas
The other day, Stick saw my throwing-star picture and called me “the worst ninja ever”. Turns out, I’m not even the worst ninja in Essex county. CLIFTON — Two “modern day Ninjas” calling themselves Shinobi Warriors on a quest to … Continue reading
Posted in New Jersey
Tagged chinese, in the news, Jersey girl, letters, New Jersey, Renn, Stick, stop the presses, twitter
2 Comments
The Socratic Method
My dad: How did you happen to know < the contact info for a local business > ? Meg: Google. Isn’t that the way we know everything? My dad: Socrates would hate hearing that. Tweet this!
